We’re talking frostbite not in minutes, we’re talking frostbite in seconds. You put your hand out and I could see it going white.” ...

Geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaiʻi finally connected the dots between one of the ...

On a frozen archipelago at the top of the world, ten British students with additional needs proved that true adventure belongs to everyone. Braving deep snow, glacial caves and sub-zero temperatures, ...

Smithsonian Books is publishing Smithson’s Gamble, a new history of the Smithsonian Institution’s early years that covers the ...

Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made of balsa logs.

A Learjet will depart from Wichita this week as pilots try to fly to the South Pole, then the North Pole and back to Wichita in three days. The “Polar Mission,” more formally known as polar ...

From volcanic outposts in the Pacific to icy Arctic glaciers, these eight islands are the most remote in the entire world.

Ever dreamed of taking adventure travel to the next level? An actual record—or at least turbo-charged bragging rights—could ...